St. Lawrence Edges Tigers to Force Series to Third Game
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence (11-20-5) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Princeton (17-12-2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 05:50 | Kleebaum, Rob (Princeton) |
| 1st - 09:38 | PP - CAREY, Greg (St. Lawrence) |
| 2nd - 04:13 | Calof, Andrew (Princeton) |
| 2nd - 12:09 | PP - CAREY, Greg (St. Lawrence) |
| 3rd - 09:42 | ESSERY, Kyle (St. Lawrence) |
| St. Lawrence | Princeton |
|---|---|
|
G:
Greg Carey - 2
A: Nic Vangog - 2 Sh: Greg Carey - 6 Sv: Matt Weninger - 28 |
G:
2 Players (#18, #39 - 1)
A: Mike Kramer - 2 Sh: Rob Kleebaum - 4 Sv: Sean Bonar - 19 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | St. Lawrence | Princeton |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 2 for 5 | 0 for 1 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 7 (14) |
| Shots on Goal | 22 | 30 |
| Face Offs Won | 33 | 41 |
PRINCETON (3/5/06) - The Princeton men's hockey team had leads
of 1-0 and 2-1 but got in trouble with penalties as St. Lawrence
rallied to earn a 3-2 win on Saturday afternoon in the second game
of the ECAC Hockey First-Round Playoff series between the two teams
at Hobey Baker Rink.
St. Lawrence's win forces a third and decisive game in the series
on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. Tickets for the game will be
available beginning at 3 p.m. at the Baker Rink ticket office.
Princeton had leads of 1-0 and 2-1 but each time St. Lawrence
answered and then went ahead when Kyle Essery converted off the
rush midway through the third period.
Rob Kleebaum gave Princeton a 1-0 lead six minutes into the first
period as the Tigers scored on their first shot on goal for the
second night in a row. Kleebaum got the puck along the wall and
gave it Mike Kramer in the corner. Kramer gave it back to Kleebaum
in the slot and he scored his 12th goal of the season off the far
post to put Princeton ahead.
St. Lawrence answered four minutes later with its first of two
power-play goals from Greg Carey. Both times Carey scored from the
point through a screen and his goal at 9:38 evened the score at one
midway through the first.
Princeton again gained a one-goal lead in the second period when
Andrew Calof netted his ninth of the year at 4:13. Kramer dumped
the puck into the Saint zone and Kleebaum got it along the end
boards where he sent a centering pass in front that caromed off
Calof's stick and through the legs of Matt Weninger for the
goal.
The Saints again evened the score at 12:09 when they scored with a
two-man advantage. Carey got the puck up high and broke his stick
on a shot. Jared Keller and Nic Vangog worked the puck and got it
back to Carey, who by then had gotten a new stick from the bench
and this time he beat Princeton's netminder Sean Bonar for the
equalizer.
The score remained tied at two until Essery's goal at 9:42 of the
third. The shot was St. Lawrence's last of the game, but Weninger
and the Saint defense stood tall as Princeton threw everything it
had on the Saint goal but couldn't find the tying goal.
Princeton outshot St. Lawrence 30-22 in the loss. Weninger made 28
saves for the win while Bonar had 19 in the loss.
Princeton is now 17-12-2 while the Saints are 11-20-5.
